BBC Reports From Outside 'El Helicoide' Prison

Outside Prisons in Caracas, Venezuelans Anxiously Await Release of More Political Detainees

In Venezuela on Friday, relatives of political prisoners waited for hours under the scorching sun outside two notorious prisons, hoping to hear news about the possible release of their loved ones. Some were exhausted after a night spent on hourslong bus journeys they’d started from around the country after Venezuela’s interim government announced on Thursday that it would release an “important number” of imprisoned people. On the outskirts of Ca…

Venezuela Begins Release of Political Prisoners Amid ...

Interim Venezuela President Delcy Rodriquez Begins Releasing Political Prisoners

She really doesn’t have much choice.  President Trump has shown the Venezuelan government how the U.S. can put a complete stranglehold on the South American country if they do not adhere to the transition plans of Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the enforcer. Following the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s new government […]

BBC reports from outside 'El Helicoide' prison

BBC reporter Norberto Paredes is in Caracas as the Venezuelan government begins to release its political prisoners.

Venezuela: Government starts freeing political prisoners

Venezuela's government has started freeing detainees considered by rights groups as political prisoners, in what officials have referred to as a goodwill gesture. US president Donald Trump said the move came at the request of the United States.